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五百羅漢

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: five hundred arhats

Senses:

  • The five hundred enlightened disciples 阿羅漢 headed by Mahākāśyapa 摩訶迦葉, who assembled at the First Council 第一結集 held immediately after the death of the Buddha. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, JEBD, Iwanami]
  • The five hundred learned Abhidharma scholars, headed by Pārśva 脅尊者, who compiled the Vibhāṣā-śāstra 毘婆沙論 at the Fourth Council 第四結集 held under the patronage of King Kaniṣka 迦膩色迦王. See also 婆沙四大論師. [Charles Muller]
  • For the tradition of the five-hundred luohans that arose in China, see under 羅漢. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 284

    Bulgyo sajeon 608a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 357a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 279

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 80b/89

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 374b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1082

    Ding Fubao

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 241

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1275b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 559-3*1776-1

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 122

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2023-01-21